Well, the all-new Verna is finally almost here and we got a chance to drive it in Dubai – and this time, it is the one we’ve all been waiting for – the one that boasts Hyundai’s new design philosophy and one that the Korean manufacturer hopes will take the likes of the Honda City, Ford Fiesta and the Volkswagen Vento head-on!
The Indian market got a taste of Hyundai’s new design direction which will be making its way to all of Hyundai’s products at a steady pace with the new i10 last year. The Verna benefits from this as well and on the new car we see a fresh new body to go with a refreshingly...
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2011 Hyundai Verna Hi-res Wallpapers below.
March 28, 2011
New 2011 Hyundai Verna Driven in UAE
March 24, 2011
Indian Auto Market 4th Largest by 2015
India's automotive sector will become the fourth largest in the world by 2015, overtaking the European market, consultancy firm Booze & Company said on Thursday.
The auto industry will have sales of over 6 million units annually by 2020 and will definitely surpass the European market by 2015...Going forward, UIC (United States, India and China) will be the key markets in the global auto sector [...Continued at IbnLive]
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March 23, 2011
Luxurious SuperBus Concept at 250kph
Superbus is a new concept for sustainable mobility, which consists of a new vehicle, new type of dedicated infrastructure and new logistics. For this new concept, all of the intelligence and innovation is put into the vehicle, whereas the dedicated infrastructure, where the Superbus runs at 250 km/h, is made of relatively cheap concrete roads.
Superbus is 15 meters long and provides seating for 23 passengers. In order to improve comfort and to allow individuality, it has 8 doors per side [...Continued at UrbanToronto ]
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March 16, 2011
No Tsunami Effect on Japan Cars to Asia
Factory stoppages in Japan after last Friday's earthquake may cause Toyota, the world's largest carmaker, to lose output of at least 40,000 vehicles, as damaged infrastructure and nuclear power plants cause electricity shortages.
Ditto for other Japanese carmakers such as Nissan and Mitsubishi, which have already suspended operations. Nissan had 2,300 new vehicles damaged by tsunami waves... Still, customers in Singapore, Malaysia and India should not face any interruption in the supply of such cars [...Continued at AsiaOne ]
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March 11, 2011
Bullet Proof Tata Safari Available Now
If safety is of paramount importance for the rich and powerful while on the move, India’s largest vehicle maker, Tata Motors has introduced an armoured variant of its Safari, which can even resist an assault of an AK-47 rifle.
The new variant of the Safari, Tata Motors’ ageing sports utility vehicle, is one of the most affordable bullet-proof vehicles in the local market. It is available directly from the manufacturer at Rs 60 lakh.
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Budget 2011 Worries Indian Auto Industry
Playing a partypooper to the country's growing clout in the luxury car segment, a new provision in the Budget could well lead to a hefty hike, over Rs 8 lakh or more, in the prices of entryl evel cars of the companies like BMW, Audi and Mercedes.
In what appears to be a bolt from the blue for the luxury carmakers, mainly from the German stable, a change in definition of completely knocked down (CKD) car is threatening to derail the softer import duty regime.
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Volvo S60 Debuts in India at 27 Lakh
Volvo India today made its foray into the premium sedan segment with the launch of the S60. The S60 according to Paul de Voijs, Managing Director, Volvo Auto India, is a naughty sedan and will create the same impact as the earlier launched SUV the XC60.
The S60 is launched with both the petrol and the diesel variants. The two diesel variants namely the D5 Kinetic and Summum are priced at 27 and 32 lakhs respectively while the petrol variant the T6 Summum is priced at Rs 34 Lakhs
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March 10, 2011
Top Indian Sedans 2010-2011 : Comparison
The Indian Sedan market is not overpopulated like the hatchbacks one. Making matters worse, the Pareto’s principle is quite evident in the market because some sedans are doing exceptionally well whereas others are performing very average.
But unlike the hatchback market, where the Alto dominates by miles, the sedan market has no outright winner. Having said that, the sedan market (just like the hatchback market) is also dominated by MSIL. The DZire holds the number 1 position in the sedan market, closely followed by Tata’s Indigo.
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